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Originally Posted by epsilon
It isn't broadcasters proceeding in the way they prefer, they may well prefer to not fix what isn't broken and carry on with DTT. They don't own the infrastructure and those who should be making the decisions are sitting on their hands.
Of course, if Europe has a whole decides to keep UHF for DTT rather than mobile, this country doesn't have a "little England" option to opt out of that, there is one ITU, not a UK version of it.
I was going to post this earlier but lost the link, fortunately it's been reposted over the weekend. A nice little summary for those who may have got TL;DR vibes from the full Coleago report. |
Why are you saying that broadcasters may prefer to stick with DTT? Everything I'm reading on this subject indicates they want to go streaming only as soon as possible. They want the switchoff date to be earlier, not later.
Even the BBC wants this, which in my view is highly significant.
As for what Europe may do, that doesn't have to affect us at all.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business...-tv-broadcast/
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The BBC and rival broadcasters are resisting efforts to delay the switch-off of terrestrial TV despite concerns the shift to streaming could leave older viewers behind.
The corporation and its fellow public service broadcasters ITV and Channel 4 are locked in discussions with the Government about when traditional TV signals will be fully replaced by internet streaming.
Under current legislation, broadcast TV is slated to continue until at least 2034. However, some campaigners are calling for this date to be pushed back to 2040 or beyond to ensure that older and more vulnerable audiences are not left disconnected.
The campaigners are joined by Arqiva, the company that owns Britain’s TV masts and has a commercial interest in extending their life.
The major broadcasters are pushing back against these efforts, arguing that they face hefty costs to keep ageing, energy-intensive signals running as audience numbers decline.